The son of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has rejected the verdict in the murder case of his mother calling it ‘disappointing and unacceptable.’
Bilawal took to Twitter to state that the decision was not only unjust but it is also dangerous to set terrorists free, and the PPP would explore legal options.
SMBB case decision is disappointing & unacceptable. Realse of terrorists not only unjust but also dangerous. PPP will explore legal options.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) August 31, 2017
Earlier, the daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, reacted to the verdict in the murder case of her mother.
“There will be no justice till Pervez Musharraf answers for his crimes,” Aseefa tweeted.
There will be no justice till Pervez Musharraf answers for his crimes !
— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) August 31, 2017
Aseefa further said that justice was still awaited even after 10 years and while abettors had been punished, those guilty of Benazir’s murder roamed free.
10 years later and we still await justice. Abettors punished but those truly guilty of my mothers murder roam free
— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) August 31, 2017
Aseefa’s older sister Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari also called for the arrest of Pervez Musharraf.
Musharraf ordered crime scene washed & doors locked trapping SMBB vehicle inside #ArrestMusharraf https://t.co/VidXsB3i0H
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) August 31, 2017
After nearly ten years, on Thursday an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) announced the verdict in the murder case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Former military dictator General (retired) Pervez Musharraf was declared an absconder in the case and the ATC ordered the seizure of his property.
Five accused in the case were acquitted while two former policemen Saud Aziz, who was the police chief in Rawalpindi at the time of Bhutto’s assassination, and former Rawal Town SP Khurram Shahzad, were sentenced to 17 years each and ordered to pay a fine of Rs0.5 million each.